Azure StackÂ
Azure Stack was launched by Microsoft in 2016 to fill the void of the hybrid cloud. It was for organizations that couldn't, or wouldn't, move to the public cloud due to compliance or regulatory requirements.Â
In the most simple terms, it provides an Azure-like experience on your personal hardware in your private data center / Co-Lo (Colocation) data center.
Note
Azure Stack provides only a subset of services provided by Azure.Â
The following table shows the services that are provided by the Azure Stack:Â
Category | Services offered (Azure terminology) |
Compute | Virtual Machines, Service Fabric |
Data Storage | Blobs, Tables, Queues |
Network | Virtual Network, LoadBalancer, VPN Gateway |
Management & Security | Azure Portal, KeyVault |
Developer Services | Azure SDK |
Web & Mobile | Logic Apps, Web Apps, Mobile Apps, API Apps |
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If you notice, the list is mainly about IaaS services of the Azure platform (with some PaaS). The cognitive services are not present and this is for a good reason, because they will require...